Contai subdivision

Contai Subdivision
Subdivision
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Coordinates: 21°47′N 87°45′E / 21.78°N 87.75°E / 21.78; 87.75
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictPurba Medinipur
HeadquartersContai
Area
 • Total
1,251.21 km2 (483.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,385,307
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
DemonymMedinipuriya
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB 31, WB 32

Contai Subdivision is a subdivision of the Purba Medinipur district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Subdivisions

Purba Medinipur district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:[1]

Subdivision Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 Rural
Population %
(2001)		 Urban
Population %
(2001)
Tamluk Tamluk 1084.30 1,791,695 94.08 5.92
Haldia Haldia 683.94 959,934 79.19 20.81
Egra Egra 940.96 958,939 96.96 3.04
Contai Contai 1251.21 1,385,307 93.55 6.45
Purba Medinipur district Tamluk 4,713.00 5,095,875 91.71 8.29

Administrative units

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Jukhia
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Jukhia (H)
Dariapur
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Dariapur, Purba Medinipur (R)
Dihibahiri
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Dihibahiri (H)
Petuaghat
Fishing Harbour
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Petuaghat Fishing Harbour
Junput
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Junput
Mandarmani
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Mandarmani
Tajpur Port
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Tajpur Port (S)

Shankarpur
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Shankarpur (S)
New Digha
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Digha (S)
Kharipukuria
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Kharipukuria (R)
Silaberia
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Silaberia (R)
Depal
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Depal (R)
Durmut
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Durmut (R)
Baratala
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Baratala (R)
Dholmari
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Dholmari (R)
Bara Bankuya
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Bara Bankuya (R)
Janka
R
Janka, Contai (R)
Kamarda
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Kamarda (R)
Khejuri
R
Khejuri (R)
Majna
R
Majna (R)
Bhupatinagar
R
Bhupatinagar (R)
Marishda
R
Marishda (R)
Ramnagar
R
Ramnagar, Purba Medinipur (R)
Digha
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Digha (R)
Khadalgobra
CT
Khadalgobra (CT)
Basantia
CT
Basantia (CT)
Contai
M
Contai (M)
Cities and towns in Contai subdivision of Purba Medinipur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, S: port, sea-beach
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Contai subdivision has 10 police stations, 8 community development blocks, 8 panchayat samitis, 61 gram panchayats, 1155 mouzas, 1129 inhabited villages, 1 municipality and 2 census towns. The municipality is: Contai. The census towns are: Khadalgobra and Basantia. The subdivision has its headquarters at Contai.[2][3]

Area

Contai subdivision has an area of 1,251.21  km2, population in 2011 of 1,385,307 and density of population of 1,107 per km2. 27.18% of the population of the district resides in this subdivision.[4]

Police stations

Police stations in Contai subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Police station Area covered
km2 *		 Inter-state border Municipal town CD block
Khejuri[5] 268.47 - - Khejuri I, Khejuri II
Bhupatinagar[6] 179.23 - - Bhagabanpur II
Contai[7] 370.80 - Contai Contai I, Deshpran
Contai Women[8][9] Contai subdivision - - -
Marishda[10] 155.52 - - Contai III
Ramnagar[11] 286.02 Border with Balasore district in Odisha - Ramnagar I (part), Ramnagar II
Digha[12] 3,153 - - Ramnagar I (part)
Digha Mohana Coastal[13] - - - -
Patulighat (Junput) Coastal
Talpatighat Coastal
  • The data is as per the website of Purba Medinipur Police, but it appears that it has not been updated/ corrected for a long time

Blocks

Community development blocks in Contai subdivision are:[4][14]

CD Block Headquarters
Area
km2		 Population
(2011)		 SC % ST % Literacy
Rate %		 Census
Towns
Khejuri I Kamarda 130.51 132,992 13.34 0.13 88.90 -
Khejuri II Janka 137.46 139,463 56.75 0.65 85.37 -
Bhagabanpur II Bhupatinagar 180.20 192,162 11.19 0.08 90.98 -
Ramnagar I Ramnagar 139.43 167,330 13.18 0.46 87.84 1
Ramnagar II Bara Bankuya 163.27 156,054 13.96 0.19 89.38 -
Contai I Contai 155.27 170,894 13.79 0.05 89.32 -
Deshapran Dholmari 170.30 176,393 9.88 0.06 88.33 1
Contai III Marishda 160.52 157,793 13.20 0.09 89.88 -

Gram panchayats

The subdivision contains 61 gram panchayats under 8 community development blocks:[15]

  • Contai I block: Badalpur, Mahisagot, Raipur–Paschimbarh, Dulalpur, Majilapur, Sabajput, Haipur and Nayaput.
  • Deshapran block: Amtalia, Bamunia, Chalti, Dhobaberia, Aurai, Basantia, Dariyapur and Sarda.
  • Contai III block: Bhajachauli, Durmuth, Kumirda, Lauda, Debendra, Kanaidighi, Kusumpur and Marishda.
  • Bhagabanpur II block: Arjunnagar, Garbari–I, Jukhia, Baroj, Garbari–II, Mugberia, Basudevberia, Itaberia and Radhapur.
  • Khejuri I block: Beerbandar, Kalagechia, Lakshmi, Henria, Kamarda and Tikashi.
  • Khejuri II block: Bartala, Janka, Niz Kasba, Haludbari and Khejuri.
  • Ramnagar I block: Badhia, Haldia–I, Padima–II, Basantapur, Haldia–II, Talgachhari–I, Gobra, Padima–I and Talgachhari–II.
  • Ramnagar II block: Badalpur, Depal, Kalindi, Paldui, Balisai, Kadua, Maithana and Satilapur.

Education

With a literacy rate of 87.66% Purba Medinipur district ranked first amongst all districts of West Bengal in literacy as per the provisional figures of the census of India 2011.[16] Within Purba Medinipur district, Tamluk subdivision had a literacy rate of 85.98%, Haldia subdivision 86.67%, Egra subdivision 86.18% and Contai subdivision 89.19%. All CD Blocks and municipalities in the district had literacy levels above 80%.[17]

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Purba Medinipur district for the year 2013-14. It may be noted that primary schools include junior basic schools; middle schools, high schools and higher secondary schools include madrasahs; technical schools include junior technical schools, junior government polytechnics, industrial technical institutes, industrial training centres, nursing training institutes etc.; technical and professional colleges include engineering colleges, polytechnics, medical colleges, para-medical institutes, management colleges, teachers training and nursing training colleges, law colleges, art colleges, music colleges etc. Special and non-formal education centres include sishu siksha kendras, madhyamik siksha kendras, centres of Rabindra mukta vidyalaya, recognised Sanskrit tols, institutions for the blind and other handicapped persons, Anganwadi centres, reformatory schools etc.[17]

Subdivision Primary
School 		Middle
School 		High
School 		Higher Secondary
School 		General
College, Univ 		Technical /
Professional Instt 		Non-formal
Education
Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student Institution Student
Tamluk 1,084 84,258 78 5,789 77 43,408 144 171,516 6 12,728 17 2,747 2,704 112,411
Haldia 557 43,173 40 5,082 54 36,767 77 83,659 5 9,792 16 6,256 1,359 59,879
Egra 629 41,418 76 11,537 49 32,167 74 90,730 3 9,498 2 154 1,595 62,200
Contai 983 50,945 99 10,557 81 46,690 102 120,128 5 12,223 10 1,602 2,316 90,552
Purba Medinipur district 3,253 219,794 293 32,965 261 159,032 397 466,093 19 44,241 45 10,759 7,974 375,042

The following institutions are located in Contai subdivision:

Healthcare

The table below (all data in numbers) presents an overview of the medical facilities available and patients treated in the hospitals, health centres and sub-centres in 2014 in Purba Medinipur district.[31]

Subdivision Health & Family Welfare Deptt, WB Other
State
Govt
Deptts 		Local
bodies 		Central
Govt
Deptts /
PSUs 		NGO /
Private
Nursing
Homes 		Total Total
Number
of
Beds 		Total
Number
of
Doctors 		Indoor
Patients 		Outdoor
Patients
Hospitals
 Rural
Hospitals
 Block
Primary
Health
Centres
 Primary
Health
Centres
Tamluk 1 - 7 14 - - - 70 92 1,506 96 61,84 1,251,099
Haldia 1 2 3 10 - - - 19 35 803 67 27,586 757,876
Egra 1 1 4 11 - - - 21 38 489 42 23,699 419,829
Contai 2 - 8 16 - - - 22 48 688 88 59,882 890,607
Purba Medinipur district 5 3 22 51 - - - 132 213 3,486 293 172,251 3,319,411

Medical facilities available in Contai subdivision are as follows:

Hospitals: (Name, location, beds) [32]
Contai Subdivision Hospital, Contai, 141 beds
Digha State General Hospital, Digha, 50 beds
Rural Hospitals: (Name, CD block, location, beds)[32]
Basantia Rural Hospital, Deshapran CD block, Basantia, 30 beds
Bhupatinagar Mugberia Rural Hospital, Bhagabanpur II CD block, Bhupatinagar, 30 beds
Silaberia Rural Hospital, Khejuri II CD block, Silaberia, 30 beds
Bararankura Rural Hospital, Ramnagar II CD block, PO Balisai, 30 beds
Block Primary Health Centre: (Name, block, location, beds)[32]
Majna BPHC, Contai I CD block, Majna, 15 beds
Kharipukuria BPHC, Contai III CD block, Kharipukuria, PO Nachinda Bazar, 10 beds
Kamarda BPHC, Khejuri I CD block, Kamarda Bazar, 15 beds
Digha Aghore Kamini BPHC, Ramnagar I CD block, Digha, 15 beds
Primary Health Centres: (CD block-wise)(CD block, PHC location, beds)[32]
Contai I CD block: Kulberia (6), Nayaput (10)
Deshapran CD block: Barabantalia (15), Daulatpur, PO Dariapur (10)
Contai III CD block: Banamalichatta (10), Bhaitgarh (?), Deulbarh (2)
Bhagabanpur II CD block: Barberia (10), Simulia (6)
Khejuri I CD block: Heria (10)
Khejuri II CD block: Janka (10)
Ramnagar I CD block: Chandanpur (10), Gobra (6), Sadihat (6), Pichhaboni, PO Chowlkhola (10)
Ramnagar II CD block: Nijmaithula, PO Batatala (10), Hamirpur, PO Depal (2)

Electoral constituencies

Lok Sabha (parliamentary) and Vidhan Sabha (state assembly) constituencies in Purba Medinipur district were as follows:[33]

Lok Sabha constituency Vidhan Sabha constituency Reservation CD Block and/or Gram panchayats
Ghatal Panskura Paschim None Panskura CD Block
Other assembly segments in Paschim Medinipur district
Tamluk Tamluk None Tamluk municipality, Bishnubarh II, Pipulberia I, Pipulberia II and Uttar Sonamui gram panchayats of Tamluk CD Block, and Sahid Matangini CD Block
Panskura Purba None Kolaghat CD Block
Moyna None Moyna CD Block, Anantapur I, Anantapur II, Nilkunthia, Sreerampur I and Sreerampur II GPs of Tamluk CD Block
Nandakumar None Nandakumar CD Block and Bishnubarh I, Padumpur I and Padumpur II GPs of Tamluk CD Block
Mahisadal None Mahisadal and Haldia CD Blocks
Haldia SC Haldia municipality and Sutahata CD Block
Nandigram None Nandigram I and Nandigram II CD Blocks
Kanthi Chandipur None Chandipur CD Block and Benodia, Bivisanpur, Gurgram, Kakra, Mahammadpur I and Mahammadpur II GPs of Bhagabanpur I CD Block
Patashpur None Patashpur I CD Block; Khargram, Panchet, Pataspur, South Khanda and Sreerampur gram panchayats of Patashpur II CD Block
Kanthi Uttar None Deshapran CD Block, Brajachauli, Debendra, Kanaidighi, Kumirda, Lauda and Marishda GPs of Contai III CD Block and Bathuari GP of Egra II CD Block
Bhagabanpur None Bhagabanpur, Kajlagarh, Kotbarh and Shimulia GPs of Bhagabanpur I CD Block, Arjunnagar, Basudevberia, Baroj, Itaberia, Jukhia, Mugberia and Radhapur GPs of Bhagabanpur II CD Block, and Argoyal and Mathura GPs of Patashpur II CD Block
Khejuri SC Khejuri I and Khejuri II CD Blocks, and Garbari I and Garbari II GPs of Bhagabanpur II CD Block
Kanthi Dakshin None Contai municipality, Contai I CD Block, and Durmuth and Kusumpur GPs of Contai III CD Block
Ramnagar None Ramnagar I and Ramnagar II CD Blocks

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